#Variant

Trevor Bedford

trvrb

Important new study by Wibmer et al (https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.18.427166v1) of neutralization by convalescent sera on wildtype vs 501Y.V2 variant viruses circulating in South Africa. It shows that mutations present in

Steve White

NTVsSteveWhite

When we think about media bias, it's not just how outlets report on individual stories, but what stories they report.I like to look at a variety of news sites daily....

Diane Marie

DianeMariePosts

Providence Therapeutics of Calgary is commencing clinical trials (Phase I) on a vaccine that it has developed. A spokesperson (the CEO?) believes that the vaccine shows a great deal of

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

1/ #BetterMasks - why and howFirst, why do we even need high-filtration masks right now?Increasingly, we are going to be (or already are) in crowded, poorly ventilated spaces- groceries, public

Infectious Diseases

InfectiousDz

The story of Manaus is worrisome1. Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil had an overwhelming initial surge (44% seropositive, likely 76% infected)2. Cases now surging again3. Mutant variants found spreading4. Variants like the

David Steadson 🇦🇺🇸🇪🇪🇺🌍

DavidSteadson

224 new #covid19sverige deaths reported today, taking the total to 11815. Oldest change +1 to Jan 1, largest +28 to Jan 19. There are 37 reported deaths with no date

Av*shai אבישי أَبِيشَي

YeOldeAvishai

I'm gonna actually take the time to debunk this shit, bit by bit:1. Yiddish probably developed in the Rhine Valley, far away from the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian Sea

Kyle Clark

KyleClark

NEW Coloradans age 70+ will begin getting vaccines this week, @GovofCO Polis announces. I'll thread new details from his briefing (+ the worst hot takes) here. #9NEWS #COVID19colorado Live stream

Dr. Angela Rasmussen

angie_rasmussen

This is a must-read article by @mlipsitch and @kesvelt and I strongly agree with the central points: we urgently need to step up genomic surveillance & get transmission down now

Bill Hanage

BillHanage

Very interesting preprint on epidemiology of B.1.1.7 (or the 'Variant of concern' - VOC) in SE England. Have not fully digested but there are some important take homes 1/n https://cmmid.github.io/topics/covid19/reports/uk-novel-vari

Schools Week

SchoolsWeek

Harries says that in the event schools do reopen, schools "already have very good systems of controls". She says the fact we "haven't seen vast numbers of schools with major

Jeremy Farrar

JeremyFarrar

World needs to know. A text this evening from colleague in middle income country. "We have a disaster here. Hospitals overwhelmed, critical oxygen shortages, soaring COVID numbers. New variant SARS-

BK Titanji #ILookLikeAScientist

Boghuma

Preprint-ChAdOx1 trial in HIV(-) people in South Africa. 23/717 (3.2%) placebo & 19/750 (2.5%) vaccine recipients developed mild-moderate # COVID19. Of the cases, 39/42 (92.9%) were the B.1.351 variant –

Amir Attaran

profamirattaran

I'm writing a tweet thread on what I think COVID in Canada in 2021 will look like. Short version: the next months will be much worse than anything yet--we are

Colin Wright

SwipeWright

1/ It should be obvious that when someone has accumulated many thousands of followers, some percentage of them are ALWAYS going to be really shitty people.When they inevitably rear their

David Wallace-Wells

dwallacewells

“Pandemic anxiety has turned lately to the question of viral evolution—the possibility that the disease might be outracing our efforts to contain it.” Of all the new strains, the Brazilian

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